1001 Albums Summary

Feel like I've heard of the first song "Chan Chan" and definately "El Cuarto de Tula". I like its Cuban style tune and rythm, and I felt like I could see the mango trees in the heat wave. Gives me hope on such a gloomy Scottish day. Fun facts: The ensemble was named after an actual members-only club in Havana from the 1930s–50s, the Buenavista (good view) Social Club, that was shut down after the Cuban Revolution. The entire album was just recorded in six days!

My friend who's a genuine Prince fan would probably like this album more than I do. Some of the songs are pretty funky, most of them very sexy. I mean I do like some of the them, such as "Free" and "Little Red Corvette", but after all I just don't get it.